Vesterheim named one of top 15 small town museums in America

Fodors travel guides (www.fodors.com) has named Decorah's Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum one of the "15 Best Small-Town Museums in the U.S."

The company's website says of the museum, "Home to the most extensive collection of Norwegian-American pieces in the world, Vesterheim (meaning "western home") is made up of 12 historic buildings, a Folk Art School, library, archives, and more than 24,000 artifacts. The museum opened under a different name in 1877, when Norwegian Americans began saving artifacts and keeping them at Luther College. Their initial collection is now part of the oldest and most comprehensive museum in the country dedicated towards one immigrant group. The museum's main building houses a 25-foot wooden sailboat, a log house from 1852, and folk art displays."

You can see the award at: http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/15-best-small-town-museums-in-the-us#!16-vesterheim:-the-national-norwegian-american-heritage-museum-and-center